Push to skip college gains traction in St. Louis area
The Regional Industrial Development Corporation promotes vocational paths over four year degrees, arguing many future jobs require specialized skills. RIDC stats show 80 percent of new jobs may need non liberal arts training, and expects 2000 extra high school students in fall courses as 320,000 skilled positions may open in a decade.
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ST. Louis
Regional Industrial Development Corporation
D. Ried Ross
RIDC
U.S. Office of Education
Ross
Office of Education
U.S
Sidney P. Marlan Jr
Student involvement reshapes school governance nationwide
Dr. John B. Geissinger, president of the American Association of School Administrators and superintendent in Tenafly, N J, hails a shift toward student participation on committees and the school board. He says programs foster citizenship, responsibility, and community awareness while channeling students’ opinions into orderly action.
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John B. Geissinger
American Association of School Administrators
Tenafly
N.J
Board of Education
Geissinger
Home personality clues with color and decor expert Virginia Frankel
Interior designer Virginia Frankel of New York says a home can reveal personality through color choices and decor. Bright colors signal bold, adventurous tendencies while beiges and grays imply caution or safety. A warm, lived in house is comfortable despite clutter.
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Virginia Frankel
New York
Dear Heloise tips on hammock repairs and home hints
Practical notes cover hammock repair with iron on tape and webbing, sun heat shelter for cars, watermelon serving on plates, a reader poem, baby care tweaks with carriage mattress sheets, and decorating ideas about shared home features.
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Heloise
Margaret Ledger
Margie
H. D. Crowle
di Orio
Women's Bureau Opens Kansas City Office Led by Mrs Reed
The U S Labor Department announced a new Kansas City regional office for the Women's Bureau serving Iowa Kansas Missouri and Nebraska with Mrs Roger McMillan Reed of Atlanta as chief She brings extensive experience with disadvantaged groups and consumer education in Atlanta and elsewhere and will expand services to minority women and those in poverty Several officials and women’s groups attended the installation reception in the Employment Standards Administration offices in Kansas City
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Women's Bureau
Kansas City
Roger McMillan Reed
Atlanta
U. S. Labor Department
Doyle I. Loveridge
The
Employment Standards Administration
Women’s Bureau
Iowa
Kansas
Missouri
Nebaska
Elizabeth Duncan Koontz
Washington
Reed
Loveridge
Rhobia Taylor
Dallas
Mary Manning
Chicago
Women's Council
Taged
Bureau
Mrs. Koontz
Carpenter duo assure Nixon on amplification needs
In Washington the recording stars Karen and Richard Carpenter met President Nixon to assure him they carry sufficient amplification for their upcoming public appearances. The visit underscored their status as top entertainers and their ongoing support for administration events.
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Karen
Richard Carpenter
Nixon
Carpenter
Carpenters
Columbia
Washington
Baltimore
Ronald L. Ziegler
American Cancer Society
Ann Landers and Readers Share Practical Life Notes
The column features letters from readers about family conversations, male lactation myths, hosting etiquette, raising respectful children, and a report on the Carpenters tour for charity. It includes Drake era anecdotes and an Albany FBI update, ending with cooking advice on roasting meat for summer meals.
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Ann Landers
Rodney Jamieson
Chicago
Bulletin of
The
New York Academy of Medicine
Russia
J.S
Evansville
Indiana
Boston
New York
Washington
Jamieson
New Citizens Born to Local Families This Month
Birth announcements list Jennifer Louise Haslett daughter of Clifford and Mrs Haslett at 609 West Olive born July 13. Karmen Renee Kraft daughter of Keith and Mrs Kraft at 619 West 15th born July 24. Joseph Clayton Carlson son of Henry and Mrs Carlson at Humboldt born July 25.
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Jennifer Louise
Clifford Haslett
W. Olive
Karmen Renee
Keith Kraft
W. 15Th
Joseph Clayton
Henry Carlson
Humboldt
Bau
Area Couple Plans Wedding in October
Mrs. Leon Corbett announces the engagement of Gail Leona Corbett to Robert Merle Ewan son of Mr. and Mrs. Lester Ewan of Girard. The couple will wed on October 7.
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Erie
Leon Corbett
Gail Leona
Robert Merle Ewan
Lester Ewan
Girard
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